The Book of Revelation: The First Four Trumpets (2)

If hail and fire may mean heresies, and may also mean political disturbances in the world of the Roman empire, why may they not refer to a thousand other things in the world? All certainty is thus removed, and Scripture becomes a source of speculation. Thirdly, I refuse to go along with this mode of interpretation because the reference to definite historical facts and periods, as is implied in such a method, has always led to disappointment, and still does. If hail and fire may mean heresies,...